By George Alexander Ross

Instructor in woodwork and pattern making, Lewis Institute, Chicago. . Designed for use in High and technical Schools with 134 illustrations . “…the exercises have been selected after having had a thorough test covering a period of three years…” (1901) 136 pages.

By Martha McCulloch-Williams.

Deckrations by Russel Crofoot. “Let me cook the dinners of a nation, and I shall not care who makes its laws. Women if they did but know it, might well paraphrase a famous saying. Proper dinners mean so much — good blood, good health, good judgment, good conduct.”

New York. (1913) 144 pages.

By Hinda M. Hands.

A Manual of Practical Instruction. “A mere man, indeed, cannot presume to offer an opinion of a book on Embroidery which will carry much weight….There must be many ladies to whom such a book as this — lucid, compact, and inexpensive — will be most welcome, enabling them to use their needles for the highest of purposes — the service of the Church and the Beautifying of th Sanctuary.” (Anthony Deane). (1907) 178 pages.

Containing Receipts and Cookery and Directions for Carving. Also the Art of Composing the most simple and most highly finished broths, gravies, soups, sauces, store sauces, and flavouring essences, pastry, preserves, puddings, pickles, &c. With A Complete System of Cookery for Catholic Families. The quantity of each article is accurately stated by weight and measure, being the result of actual experiments instituted in the kitchen of William Kitchiner, M.D. Adapted to the American Public by a Medical Gentleman. (1830) 572 pages.

The Worcester Domestic Science Schools - One Year’s Course. A comprehensive Guide to cooking of all types, organizing the kitchen, sample menus, cooking utilities and much more. Worcester Domestic Science School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. (1914) 275 pages total in three parts. Part 1: Fundamental principles, sterilizing, breads, poultry and fish, methods of cooking, Part 2: Soups and vegetables, meats, pastry, leftovers and much more. Part 3: Desserts, invalid cookery, menus, and household hints.

Spanish and Minorcan Recipes: From Historic Old St. Augustine, Florida. And a Thumbnail history of North Aviles Street by Katherine Swan Lawson. (No Date) 32 pages.

The Better Way on Baking Day. Practical recipes provided for easy, economical, yet dainty backing. “Every recipe has been thoroughly tested and the illustrations are from photographs of products actually made with McAlpin’s Self-Raising flour. (1948) 51 pages.

Each page carefully written in flowing long-hand. (1893) 122 pages.

By Ella Wells, Bessie Burton and Edwin Salls.

A Compendium of Useful Information Pertaining to every Branch of Domestic Economy. A Manual for every Household, also a book of knowledge and Guide to Rapid Wealth (1890) 446 pages.

A Guide and Counselor for the Household, by the Home Companion Company, New York. Subjects covered are Wise Advice on Matrimony; Tips on Kitchen, Dining and Entertaining; Medical advice; Care of Babies; Toilet hints; Paternal duties; Matrimonial pitfalls; Special advice for husbands; The Art of Buying; Legal hints; Furnishing and care of the household. (1911) 125 pages.

by Helen Cramp Ph.B.,

Economical recipes designed to meet the needs of the modern housekeeper. Including chapters on entertaining, paper-bag cookery, casserole cookery , fireless cookery, chafing-dish cookery, and meat substitutes. With supplementary chapters on food economy and war-time recipes. Prepared in co-operation with the United States food administration. University of Chicago .

“This volume is dedicated to the busy American housewife, in the hope that its use will lighten her toil and prove to be a trusted helper in the numerous duties which she so nobly undertakes. We believe that the pages of this book… will be welcomed as a great boon by many thousands of women, whether they do the work themselves or merely supervise it.” This volume continues with advice on how to keep a healthy household and professional advice on particular illnesses, especially tuberculosis.

“This volume is dedicated to the busy American housewife, in the hope that its use will lighten her toil and prove to be a trusted helper in the numerous duties which she so nobly undertakes. We believe that the pages of this book… will be welcomed as a great boon by many thousands of women, whether they do the work themselves or merely supervise it. The many recipes here compiled cover every variety of food and are easy to follow in practical us ; the lists of ready-made menus for various kinds of meals will often be referred to, and this department will be found to contain valuable household recipes, and many general hints on serving and table-setting which distinguish this part of the work from the ordinary cook book.

Historic Paxton, her days and her ways, 1722-1913 : family recipes contributed by the Woman's Aid Society of Paxton Church. Helen Bruce Wallace, ed. Paxton Presbyterian church, Dauphin County, Pa. Woman's Aid Society.

“The Radiation Cookery Book was first published in 1927 as a companion for the Regulo New World gas cookers. A series of editions were printed and the book was revised and enlarged in 1929, 1930,1934 and 1938. By the time the 45th edition was printed in 1954 well over two million copies had been sold. In April 1955 we published the first edition of the De-luxe Radiation Cookery Book; a complete revision of the previous book with the addition of entirely new sections on food values, beverages, carving, wines, etc. This book is an abridged version of our De-luxe book but it still contains a wide selection of attractive recipes which have been carefully tested under home cooking conditions by the staff of our Radiation Cookery Advice Department….”

From William Say, the family butcher. Everything you want to know about cooking, carving and dismembering an animal. The Australian way.

CONTENTS. PART I. Introductory Lecture. Syllabus of Culinary Lectures. Directions for Carving, with Cuts. Bills of Fare, and Observations on laying out Tables and arranging Dinners. Company Suppers. Dejeuners a la Fourchette. PART II. ELEMENTARY PROCESSES OF COOKERY.Chap. I. Boiling and Steaming. II. To boil a Round of Beef; etc III. Roasting and Baking. IV. Broiling. V. Frying. VI Broths, Soups, and Gravies, Stew or Mouthful Soups, Fish Soups. VII. Fish and Fish-Pies. VIII Vegetables and Roots. IX Sauces, Essences, Pickles, Catsups, Vinegars Herb-Wines, Mustards, and other Condiments. PART III Made dishes. French Cookery. National Dishes. PART IV Liqueurs, boiling times, culinary terms .Preparations for the sick. Cleaning and Preserving.

Oliver and Boyd. Edinburgh. 1862. 569 p.

This book has been written for the man who wants to learn how to install electrical wiring, so that the finished job will be both practical and safe. The installation will comply with the National Electrical Code. Then the finished job will be acceptable to electrical inspectors, power suppliers, and others having jurisdiction in the matter. Careful study of this book should enable you to wire a house or a farm, so that it will be acceptable to everyone concerned.

Harrow and Heston Classic Reprint. 2022

By Mrs. Sara T. Paul.

A practical guide for housekeepers in the preparation of every day meals.Contains more than one thousand domestic recipes, mostly tested by personal experience.There are many suggestions for meals, lists of meats and vegetables in season.

Published in Philadelphia in 1905.

By Mrs. Dr. J. H. Pulte.

A companion to Pulte’s Domestic Physician, being a practical guide in the preparation of food for the well and the sick, and containing also useful hints for the household.

Published in Cincinnati in 1888.